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MARK0772-1

Customer relationship management


Duration :30h Th
Credits/ECTS :
1re licence en sciences commerciales (finances)2
1re licence en sciences commerciales (Management international)2
4e ingénieur commercial2,5
Holder(s) :Claude Boffa, Henri Gutman, Jean Tondeur
Course contents : Marketing Methods : trade marketing, CRM, One to One. The tomorrow's marketing and the marketing within the company.

Service definition: service nature and typology ( added service), features ( intangibility, simultaneity - production and use- service vulnerability ( how to protect against imitation ?)

Customer loyalty development : the by word of mouth marketing, perception and servic evaluation by the customer, service quality and normalization, the fith "P" people

Customer management and satisfaction appraisal: key-performance factors

The added service: importance to differentiate and to create loyalty in industry and commerce : the added value of the welcome, of the "active listening", etc..

Quality assessment in the service sector : stakes and methods, satisfaction surveys..

Purchase behavior in industry and in B TO B
Distribution channels and maintenance policies
International customer management
Sales force as a marketing tool
Course objective : Teach the students the tools used in Customer Relationship Management in the various professional areas ( services, Business to Business, consumer) necessary to start successfully in marketing ( to be immediately efficient)
Illustrate the different career opportunities in marketing ( via guest-speakers from companies)
Teach how to measure the importance of the added services as a differentiation factor in industry, commerce and services
Teach how to manage as a whole, the company-customer contacts
Prerequisites : MKTG 552 Marketing
MKTG 537 Market Research
Organization : Interactive lectures, case studies, personal research, contacts with professionals active in the field of marketing
This course aims at giving to the students, the techniques used to design and launch marketing plans

This course is based on self-teaching and group discussions, role plays, case studies, teamwork, guest speakers, and individual research.
Written notes : Aaker D. Marketing Management , Third Edition
Aaker D. Strategic Marketing Management Third Edition
Cohnen W.A. Running a Winning Marketing Plan , Wiley
Kotler P. Marketing Management Prentice Hall
Lambin JJ. Le Marketing stratégique, Fondements , méthodes et application Mc Graw Hill , 2nd Edition
Porter M.E Choix stratégiques et concurrence, Prentice Hall
Ray ML Advertising and Communication Management, Prentice Hall
Robertson, Zielinski, Ward Consumer Behavior, Scott, Foresman and Cy
Kapferer La marque, capital de l'entreprise
Webster Industrial Marketing Strategies
Malaval Marketing Business to Business
Leonard Stratégies de marketing industriel
Shapiro Sales Program Management

Recommended : Havard Business Review, Internet Websites
Assessment : 1st session assessment : Oral examination + continuing assessment + written case study
2nd session assessment : oral examination + written case study
Prolonged 2nd session assessment : same as 2nd session assessment




ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 27/02/2006
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